We, the Eastern Shawnee Indians of Oklahoma, in order
to take advantage of the opportunities of economic independence and social
advancement offered by the Thomas-Rogers Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of
June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967), do adopt the following constitution and
by-laws pursuant to that Act.

ARTICLE I-NAME

The name of this organization shall be the "Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma."

ARTICLE II-MEMBERSHIP OF TRIBE

SECTION 1. The membership of the Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma shall consist of the following persons:

(a) All persons of Indian blood whose names appear on
the official census roll of the Tribe as of January 1, 1938.

(b) All children born since the date of the said roll, both of
whose parents are members of the Tribe.

(c) Any child born of a marriage between a member of the Eastern
Shawnee Tribe and a member of any other Indian tribe who chooses to affiliate
with the Eastern Shawnee Tribe.

(d) Any child born of a marriage between a member of the Eastern
Shawnee Tribe and any other person, if such child is enrolled before attaining
the age of five years. Where no such enrollment is made, such child may
be admitted to membership by the Eastern Shawnee Council.

SEC. 2. The Council shall have power to prescribe rules
and regulations, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior,
covering future membership including adoptions and the loss of membership.

ARTICLE III-MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL

The supreme governing body of the Tribe shall be
the Eastern Shawnee Council. The membership of the Council shall be all
of the Eastern Shawnee Indians, 21 years of age and older.

ARTICLE IV-OFFICERS

The officers of the Tribe shall be the Chief, First
Councilman, Second Councilman, Third Councilman and Secretary-Treasurer,
who shall be elected at an open Council meeting by a majority vote of the
membership present, provided that the present officers shall serve until
their successors are elected and installed.

ARTICLE V-COMMITTEES

SECTION 1. There shall be a Business Committee which
shall consist of the officers and councilmen as provided in Article IV.
The Business Committee shall have power to appoint subordinate committees
and representatives, to transact business and otherwise speak or act on
behalf of the Tribe in all matters on which the Tribe is empowered to act.
The powers of the Tribe shall be set forth in detail in the corporate charter
which may be requested by the Business Committee.

SEC. 2. Grievance Committee.-This committee
shall consist of three members who shall be elected by the membership of
the Council and shall not include any members of the Business Committee.

ARTICLE VI-ELECTIONS

SECTION 1. Elections of officers and members of the
Grievance Committee may be held by the Council at any regular or special
meeting. The first election of officers and members of the Grievance Committee
shall be held on or before the second Monday in July, 1940.

SEC. 2. The term of office for officers and members
of the Grievance Committee shall be for two years, unless otherwise provided
for by action of the Council at the time of election of the respective
officers members of the Grievance Committee.

SEC. 3. Nominations shall be made from the floor.
Election shall be by standing vote or by written ballot, a majority vote
being necessary to elect. Where there are more than two candidates and
no one receives a majority vote the low candidate shall be eliminated and
voting shall proceed until one candidate receives a majority of the votes
cast. The newly elected officers shall be installed immediately upon
their election.

ARTICLE VII-VACANCIES

Vacancies in any elective offices shall be filled
at any regular or special meeting of the Eastern Shawnee Council.

ARTICLE VII-REMOVAL OF OFFICERS

The Grievance Committee shall investigate complaints
of misconduct or other acts of the members of the Business Committee and
upon a proper showing shall call a special meeting of the Eastern Shawnee
Council to act upon such complaints. Such Council shall have power, by
a majority vote, after giving the accused a hearing, to remove him from
office and proceed to elect a successor.

ARTICLE IX-BILL OF RIGHTS

SECTION 1. All members of the Tribe shall enjoy without
hindrance, freedom of worship, conscience, speech, press, assembly and
association.

SEC. 2. This constitution shall not in any way alter,
abridge or otherwise jeopardize the rights and privileges of the members
of this Tribe as citizens of the State of Oklahoma or the United States.

SEC. 3. The individual vested property rights of
any member of the Tribe shall not be altered, abridged or otherwise affected
by the provisions of this constitution and by-laws without the consent
of such individual member.

ARTICLE X-AMENDMENTS

Amendments to this Constitution and the attached
By-laws may be proposed by a majority vote of the Business Committee or
by a petition signed by 30 percent of the adult members of the Tribe, and
if approved by the Secretary of the Interior shall be submitted to a referendum
vote of the members of the Tribe, and shall be effective if approved by
a majority vote of those voting in such an election.

BY-LAWS OF THE EASTERN SHAWNEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA

ARTICLE I-DUTIES OF OFFICERS

SECTION 1. Chief.-It shall be the duty of
the Chief to preside at all meetings and perform all duties appertaining
to the office, and also to act as chairman of the Business Committee.

SEC. 2. First Councilman.-In the absence of
the Chief, or during procedure to remove him, the First Councilman shall
perform the duties of that officer. In case of vacancy, the First Councilman
shall succeed at once to the office of the Chief until the next special
or regular election for the office of Chief.

SEC. 3. Secretary-Treasurer.-The Secretary-Treasurer
shall correctly record the proceedings of all meetings. He shall make out
the order of business for the Chief, shall notify all committees of their
appointments, shall have custody of the records and all papers of the Council,
which records and papers shall be open to inspection at any time, in his
presence, by any member of the Council desiring to read them. He shall
keep a correct list of all members of the Council, shall authenticate all
accounts or orders of the Council and, in the absence of the Chief and
First Councilman, shall call the meeting to order until a chairman pro
tem is selected. He shall render a written report at the annual meeting
and at the expiration of his term of office all records and papers in his
possession shall be turned over to his successor. He shall issue notices
of all meetings and conduct all general correspondence, as directed by
the Council or the Business Committee. He shall receive all moneys of the
Council and keep an accurate account of receipts and disbursements.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep all tribal moneys
entrusted to his care in a special account and all disbursements therefrom
should be made by check. At any time that such account shall amount to
more than $50.00, he shall file a bond satisfactory to the Business Committee
and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The cost of such bond shall be
paid out of tribal moneys.

ARTICLE II-QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS

Any person elected to membership on the Business
Committee or Grievance Committee shall be not less than 21 years of age,
a member of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and a resident of the
Quapaw Indian Agency jurisdiction. Any member of the Business Committee
removing from the Quapaw jurisdiction shall automatically lose his office.

ARTICLE III-MEETINGS

SECTION 1. Annual meetings of the Council shall be
held on the second Monday in July for the purpose of electing officers,
receiving reports, and transacting any other business which may come regularly
before the Council.

SEC. 2. Special meetings of the Council may be called
at the discretion of the Chief, and shall be called by him upon the written
request of the majority of the Business Committee or upon the written request
of ten members of the Tribe; Provided, That at least ten days' notice
shall be given in each instance.

SEC. 3. The principal object of the special meeting
must be stated in the call for same and may include the words "and for
the transaction of other business that may be presented." Unless these
words are added, no other business can be transacted except for the object
stated in the call.

SEC. 4. Unless otherwise provided by resolution,
the regular meetings of the Business Committee shall be held on the second
Saturday in each month.

SEC. 5. Special meetings of the Business Committee
may be called by the Chief at his discretion, and shall be called by him
upon the written request of three members of the Business Committee.

SEC. 6. Unless some other point under the Quapaw
Agency jurisdiction is designated in the call or notice, all meetings of
the Council and of the Business Committee shall be held at the Bluejacket
School House.

ARTICLE IV-QUORUM

SECTION 1. Three members of the Business Committee
shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.

SEC. 2. Ten or more members of the Eastern Shawnee
Council shall constitute a quorum to transact regular business.

ARTICLE V-ADOPTION

This Constitution and By-laws shall be effective
when approved by the Secretary of the Interior and ratified by a majority
vote of the Indians of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe voting at an election
called by the Secretary of the Interior under regulations which he may
proscribe pursuant to section 3 of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of June
26, 1936, provided at least 30 per cent of the eligible voters vote in
said election.

I, Oscar L. Chapman, the Assistant Secretary of the
Interior of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority granted
me by the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967), do hereby approve the attached
Constitution and By-laws of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.

OSCARL. CHAPMAN,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[SEAL]

WASHINGTON, D. C., November7, 1939.

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to an order, approved November 7, 1939 by
the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, the attached Constitution and
By-laws was submitted for ratification to the members of the Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma and was on December 22, 1939 duly approved by a vote
of 54 for, and 2 against, in an election in which over 30 per cent of those
entitled to vote cast their ballots, pursuant to section 3 of the Oklahoma
Indian Welfare Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967).